SHOULD MY HOTEL BE INVOLVED IN MORE ONLINE TRAVEL AGENCIES?

In order to adequately respond to this topic, it is important to answer two questions.

1-) Should I be involved in more online channels?

2-) Why am I unable to sell my hotel rooms even though I am registered in several agencies?

Let’s come and look at the answers to these questions together.

1-) Should I be involved in more online channels?

If you are using Channel Manager technology and have universally configured your room rates, then as much as possible there is quite a benefit to be involved in online channels. If you do not get involved in these channels, you will never have the opportunity to sell through them. If you are indeed involved in them, you will at least have this possibility.

The most important thing here is the correct installation of Channel Manager and the online agency with which you will be connected. If you give attention to and spend time with agency A during its installation but do not give the same amount of attention to agency B, this agency will cause you more harm than good. Because of this, correct installation is very important.

2-) Why am I unable to sell my hotel rooms even though I am registered in several agencies?

As I explained earlier, the most important thing is correct installation. Every channel needs to have the same room types, price types and promotions. Without ensuring price equality, it’s not really right to complain about this. Don’t forget that you will get fruit from whichever channel you use. The tree you water will produce fruit whereas the tree you don’t water will dry out and fade. Because of this, the reason you can’t sell is generally because of incorrect management.

It is important for the hotel’s upper management and investors to understand this. Without Channel Manager, it is extremely difficult to manage 4–5 channels.

When I say it’s difficult, I am speaking about dynamic management.

I’m not speaking about setting it up once, entering the prices and leaving it by itself. You need to take care of, love, make various changes, change pictures, and play with the prices for every channel you set up. In this, it will take a lot of time if you do not haveChannel Manager. Another difficulty is every extranet is different and it would be difficult to learn each one individually. Channel Manager has many advantages including allowing you to manage these from just one panel

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As Hotel Linkage, I want to give you some OTA suggestions for when you first get started that I think will benefit you.

You can find these channels below:

HostelWorld

It continues to be connected with the strongest online agencies on Hotel Linkage World. This online agency, preferred by millions of backpackers in 180 countries, is used by more than 30,000 hostels. You can also connect to thousands of Agencies, CRS, PMS, GDS, MetaSearches and Wholesalers through Hotel Linkage. For more information, go to www.hotellinkage.com

Hotel To Night

As Hotel Linkage, we are aware of the growing mobile reservation market. For our hotels, we offer Hotel To Night, the world’s largest and most unique mobile reservation platform. Currently, Hotel To Night is the mobile reservation market’s leader, and it is used by millions of users with its last minute reservation model. You can also connect to thousands of Agencies, CRS, PMS, GDS, MetaSearches and Wholesalers through Hotel Linkage. For more information, go to www.hotellinkage.com

Kuoni

Some of the most important reservation channels for hoteliers are definitely wholesalers. Because of these agencies, hotels can make sales through thousands of offline agencies. Kuoni, one of the biggest wholesalers in the world, is now connected with Hotel Linkage. You can also connect to thousands of Agencies, CRS, PMS, GDS, MetaSearches and Wholesalers through Hotel Linkage. For more information, go to www.hotellinkage.com

Miki Travel

Hotel Linkage has teamed up with Miki travel. Miki Travel, which was founded in 1967 centered in London and Tokyo, is one of the largest hotel wholesalers in the world. Through the connections it provides, hoteliers are able to reach thousands of agencies. You can also connect to thousands of Agencies, CRS, PMS, GDS, MetaSearches and Wholesalers through Hotel Linkage. For more information, go to www.hotellinkage.com

Parsec

Hotel Linkage has teamed up with Parsec. Parsec, a CRS headquartered in Spain, allows for hoteliers to connect to both wholesale agencies as well as GDS’s. You can also connect to thousands of Agencies, CRS, PMS, GDS, MetaSearches and Wholesalers through Hotel Linkage. For more information, go to www.hotellinkage.com

Protel

Hotel Linkage has teamed up with Protel, one of the world’s most used PMS’s. You can also connect to thousands of Agencies, CRS, PMS, GDS, MetaSearches and Wholesalers through Hotel Linkage. For more information, go to www.hotellinkage.com

Pegasus

Hotel Linkage has teamed up with the world’s biggest GDS and Bridge service. You can also connect to thousands of Agencies, CRS, PMS, GDS, MetaSearches and Wholesalers through Hotel Linkage. For more information, go to www.hotellinkage.com

Splendia

Hotel Linkage has teamed up with the most important luxury hotel channel, Splendia. Splendia shares its preferred private, luxurious hotels with millions of its customers on websites. If you want to have a place in this market, please let us know.

TUI

Hotel Linkage has especially teamed up with the strongest TUI in the German market.

Wyndam Worldwide

Hotel Linkage has teamed up with Wyndham Worldwide. We continue to provide new channels for hotel chains and make it easier to manage the online channels of hotel chains.